Ibis watches a folder on your Windows PC and transcribes every audio file automatically — using AI that runs entirely offline. Drop a voice memo. Get a text file. Nothing ever leaves your computer.
Ibis lives in your system tray and watches a folder you choose. Every audio file you drop in becomes a transcript, automatically, while you do other things.
Choose a Watch Folder during setup. Ibis monitors it silently in the background, with no window open and no manual intervention required.
Add any MP3, WAV, or M4A file. Ibis detects it immediately and begins transcribing using the on-device AI model — no internet, no waiting for a server.
A .txt file appears in your Transcripts folder, timestamped and named to match your recording. A toast notification confirms it’s done. The original audio moves to Completed.
Your audio is sensitive.
Treat it that way.
Cloud transcription services receive your recordings, process them on remote servers, and store them under terms of service you agreed to but probably didn’t read. Ibis doesn’t. The AI model runs on your machine. Your audio never moves.
Ibis uses a fully local AI model. No internet connection is required after installation — ever.
Pay once, own it forever. No monthly fee, no per-minute charges, no usage limits.
Powered by OpenAI’s Whisper large-v3-turbo model, packaged entirely inside the app installer.
No GPU required. Ibis uses int8-quantized CPU inference — fast on everyday consumer hardware.
Whether you’re bound by professional ethics or just value your own privacy, Ibis gives you accurate transcription without putting your data in anyone else’s hands.
Protect your sources. Transcribe interviews locally before they ever touch a remote server.
HIPAA compliance starts with keeping patient audio on your machine. Full stop.
Attorney-client privilege applies to recordings too. Keep deposition notes where they belong.
IRB protocols often prohibit cloud processing of participant data. Ibis solves that cleanly.
Voice notes into Obsidian, Notion, or anywhere you build your second brain. Automatically.
Transcribe recordings for show notes, captions, and repurposed content — offline, in seconds.
No tiers that lock core features behind a paywall. No surprise charges. Buy once, use it forever on one machine.
Ibis v1.0 is complete and launching soon. Join the waitlist and we’ll send you one notification the moment it’s available. No drip campaigns. No newsletters. Just: it’s ready.
We’ll be in touch the moment Ibis is available.
Open source software
Ibis is a commercial product built on open source software. We gratefully acknowledge the following projects and their contributors.